In the first six months of 2015 construction equipment sales in the Italian market rose 29 per cent, with 4,030 machines sold. Results consisted of 3,871 earthmoving machines (+25 per cent) and 159 road machines (+308 per cent).

Auto-Electro-Mech, the dealer of Terex Equipment has opened a new office at Kathmandu. According to Rajendra Mahatara of Auto-electro-Mech the objective is to enhance customer service through product and technical support to Terex customers. Terex as part of its expansion plans for India and SAARC region partnered with Auto Electro Mech, in 2012.

Ms Mallika Rawal, Head - Marketing for Trucks & Bus tyres at Continental Tyres took home Tyres and Rubbers Leadership Acknowledgement Awards (TRILA) trophy for the ‘Female personality of the year 2015’. Ms Rawal surged ahead of the competition to bag this prestigious trophy which celebrates exceptional female talent in the tyre and rubber industry.

Favorable currency developments and product mix, combined with ongoing efficiency measures have helped bolster Volvo Construction Equipment’s second quarter 2015 financial results, with the company posting a 5 per cent improvement in sales and its best profit margin for three years.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is moving ahead with its plan of setting up a Highway Equipment Development Council that will help develop new technologies and equipment to bring down the cost of construction and improving the quality of road infrastructure.

German construction equipment manufacturers are more optimistic at the middle of the year than they were at the beginning – the 2015 forecast corrected upwards to growth of 4 per cent according to Johann Sailer, Chairman of the VDMA Association for Construction Equipment and Building Material Machines

Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA) announced the appointment of Anand Sundaresan as the President of ICEMA. Anand Sundaresan, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Schwing Stetter succeeds Amit Gossain, the Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, at JCB India.